This man abandoned one po
This man abandoned one political campaign after getting a promise that rival Montgomery Blair would be removed from the Cabinet. With Andres Pico, this man approved the signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga. During the Civil War, this man proclaimed Missouri under federal law and emancipated all slaves owned by rebels. He was arrested and court-martialed by Stephen Kearny after he refused to relinquish governorship of California. This son-in-law to Thomas Hart Benton wrote a report of his journeys into the Sierra Nevada with guide Kit Carson. This man opposed "Know-Nothing" candidate Millard Fillmore and James Buchanan for the presidency. For 10 points, name this explorer called the "Pathfinder," who was the first Republican nominee for president.
This man abandoned one political campaign after getting a promise that rival Montgomery Blair would be removed from the Cabinet.
John Charles {Fremont}